Abstract Dr. Andrew Allen Nazzaro is an American geographer and Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Having been appointed to associate professor of geography at EMU in 1969, Nazzaro retired in 2015 after 45 years with the university. This collection contains materials pertaining to Nazzaro's professional career with Eastern Michigan University, including photopgraphs, teaching awards, correspondence, teaching files, student papers, press clippings and...

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The Department of Geography and Geology records include materials from the Department at Eastern Michigan University from 1896 until 2016, with the bulk of materials dating from the 1990s to the mid 2010s. The collection contains documents concerning academic programs, administrative files, curriculum, press, and other relevant materials. It is particularly useful to the study of the department from 1995 to 2016, and for insight into administrative functions.

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The Department of Geography and Geology slide collection contains a series of slides used in the course of teaching. Originally housed in a metal projection case, the slides were removed to maintain their original order and boxed into 6 boxes. Boxes 4-6 are unidentifed and include a variety of landscapes, primarily in Europe. It is unclear who was responsible for capturing the images, labeling the images, or using them in class. They are primarily undated, 35mm color slides.

Abstract The Historic Preservation Program records document the graduate program in the Department of Geography and Geology whose course offerings focus on a variety of areas in the field of Historic Preservation. The collection documents the administration and history of the program as it was first offered in 1980 as a 36 credit-hour Master of Science degree program with Marshall McLennan as its program director to present day with not only the Master of Science degree...

Abstract The Mark S.W. Jefferson papers contain information regarding the personal and professional life of Geography Professor at the Michigan State Normal College Mark S.W. Jefferson. Jefferson was the head of the geography department at Michigan State Normal College from 1901 until his retirement in 1939. The collection includes materials created and collected during Jefferson's time on the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, where Jefferson was part of a...

Abstract The Norman Tyler papers document the work of Tyler while on the faculty of the Geology and Geography Department particularly in the Urban and Regional Planning Program at Eastern Michigan University. It contains materials related to both the Urban and Regional Planning program and the Historic Preservation program from 1990 to 2014. The collection is organized into four series and does not include materials related to Tyler's research, writing. The primary...

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The Office of the Provost records contains agendas, minutes, award overviews, sabbatical reports, award letters, approved and denied research funding letters, correspondence, and ratings and rankings from 1980-2015. Materials not included in this collection are the administrative files of individual Provosts, e.g. correspondence, schedules, initiatives, etc.

Abstract The Richard "Dick" Oltmanns collection are slide presentations created and given by Richard Oltmanns while on the faculty of Eastern Michigan University on campus and in the community. Oltmanns who was a graduate of the Michigan State Normal College returned to campus in 1956 and joined the faculty in the College of Education and the Library where he was the coordinator of Media Services. Materials in the collection are complete slide sets of...

Abstract Dr. Ted Ligibel was a professor in the Historic Preservation Program at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Ligibel began his career at EMU in 1991, rising to director of the Historic Preservation program in 1999. He held this position until 2017 as he transitioned to retirement. In addition to overseeing the largest graduate HP program in the United States, Dr. Ligibel was also involved in numerous local, state, and national preservation projects. His papers are dated from 1985 to 2017 and...

Abstract The Urban and Regional Planning Program records document the urban planning program at Eastern Michigan University. The Urban and Regional Planning program provides an integrated curriculum with courses that complement and build upon each other in developing a full range of planning knowledge and skills. The undergraduate program consists of both practical and applied coursework including studying land use, zoning, problems of urban growth and local decision-making; learning how to develop...